Discusses Māori dance, and in particular kapa haka, as it is considered through three focal points set out by Sharon Mazer in 'Performing Māori : kapa haka on the stage and on the ground,' ...('Popular entertainment studies' 2011; v.2 n.1), as well as by other commentators : the proscenium, the idea of memorialisation, and desire in the presentation of the body. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.
Critiques recent scholarly literature on the themes of dance, theatre and other arts and their relation to cultural identity. Focuses on the doctoral thesis by Janinka Greenwood of Griffin ...University, 'Journeys into a third space : a study of how theatre enables us to interpret the emergent space between cultures'; doctoral thesis by Mark Hamilton from Canterbury University, 'This is martial dance theatre : a comparative study of Torotoro Urban Māori Dance Crew (New Zealand) & Samudra Performing Arts (India)'; Master of Philosophy thesis by Emma West from Te Ara Poutama, AUT, 'Manu is my homegirl : navigating the ethnic identity of the Māori adoptee'; article by Ryan Hartigan, 'Embarrassing time, performing disunity rugby, the haka, and Aotearoa-New Zealand in the United Kingdom' in 'Performance Research' (Vol 16 No 2 37:44); article by Sharon Mazer, 'Performing Māori : kapa haka on the stage and on the ground' in 'Popular Entertainment Studies' (Vol. 2, Issue 1, pp. 41-53 in 2011); and article by Linda Ashley, 'Culturally different dances in the New Zealand arts curriculum : understanding about fusion, tradition and making dances in context' (Koowhiti, tekahroa.com). Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.